New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-27
CLOSING PRICES OF PHILA DELPHIA STOCKS

an error last evening to write that the last
ten months April 30 the merchandise exports ex
ceedcd tie imports only sll 30O000 The exports for
the last ten did exceed the imports rs shown In
the printed table, $50 500 $50. OF only Sll3OoOOO"
moro than the excess In the corresponding ten months OF
the preceding year. The point intended to be made was
that with this small increase Of excess OF exports OF ef
chandse the specie and bullion movement FOR the last
ten months resulted in excess OF imports OF
S24 1884, while for the corresponding ten months oil
the preceding year the excess Of specie exports was
$17,116,226
The Pennsylvania Railroads statement OF the results OF
its business in the moah April does not mako sofavor
able comparison with preceding years as the statements
Of earlier months Of this have done The reason
chiefly because OF larger than usual Increase In mo
operating expenses OF the month Taking the whole sys
TEN together however for the four months-JHnuary
to April 30the net gain to the Pennsylvania Railroad IL
Sl29OO00 on the four months of 1886 and s2l2oOOo
on the same four months OF 1888. The statement Is
printed below under railway earnings.
The stock market to-day generally was quiet ana VOID
special interesting features Witha II was strong
and particularly for stocks favored with London
quotation. The reports from the early London market
revealed revived confidence there in American rail-
WAYS which was reflected In our own market by pur-
chases for European account There was little or no news
to affect values beyond repetitons OF old stories about
rate cutting at the West Locally Philadelphia and Read
ing was the special feature OF the day. with transactions
amounting to $1,000 shares It's price steadily advanced
from 4l5s against 4 last evening" to as at the close
In connection with the advance In Reading the attitude
leading operators is illustrated by the lstess
ness OF Delaware, Lackawarna aud Western. That
stock was traded in only TO the extent OF
1900 shares, aud 1t opened up is per cent at 1873
and the of the strength OF the general market de-
clined to 1873 The Grangers generally ruled strong
and St Paul closed with advance OF 2per cent Tho
trunk lines also were firm, aud Of them Lake Shore
closed with advance Of q per cent Louisville and
Nashville fuctuaed somewhat rregularly but closed
firm at 6s7s NewYork and New England, with sales OF
800 shares marked final gain OF u cent Fort
Worth and Denver continued TO and after selling
down 3 per 40 %, closed at 50ss Western Union
was quiet and firm between 75is and 777s 1T Paul and
Duluth made further advance with small transactions
of % per cent 90 and closed with reaction Of only
per cent at So Consolidated Gas heavily sold upon
the increase its dividend rate and declined from - y
TO sGos, closing at S7is The transactions
amounted 241 7G2 shares against 1913 800 shares
teray The additional reports OF thirteen railroads or
their earnings for the third week in May, which are
printed below are worthy the attention Of all persons
interested intending become interested IN railway
properties With only two exceptions the percentages
Of gain on the corresponding week OF last year are
large and In unusually largo Tho strength
todays market received no aid nor encouragement
from operators who recognized leaders aud In
some instances their Influence active Ia opposing
such advances made. 1ct The markct closed
strong and promising.
Governments were dull but strong. Annexed arc the
closing quotations: